Is Ascent Copilot available now?

Not in the App Store build yet. Copilot reaches every Pro account with Ascent 1.9.6, labelled beta; the App Store build today is 1.8.

Does Copilot warn me in flight?

No. Copilot answers questions you ask. Proactive airspace alerts are a separate, deterministic feature that runs on the device.

What does the go/no-go check look at?

Ceiling, visibility, crosswind, gust spread, density altitude, fuel reserve, night, IMC and runway margin against your own POH performance numbers, compared with the personal minimums you set.

Copilot, beta

Arriving in 1.9.6 · Beta

Ask before you go. It checks your own minimums.

Copilot is an assistant inside Ascent that you ask, by voice or text. It decodes METARs and TAFs and flags stale observations, summarises NOTAMs and TFRs, shows winds aloft along your route, answers from your own POH with the page cited, and runs a go/no-go check of a planned flight against personal minimums you set: ceiling, visibility, crosswind, gust spread, density altitude, fuel reserve, night, IMC and runway margin. The verdict is go, caution, no-go or unable to check. It is advisory, and in Ascent 1.9.6 it reaches every Pro account as a beta.

Ascent Copilot go/no-go card showing a caution because takeoff margin is below the pilot's 1.7x factor, citing the POH page

What it does

Your minimums, every flight

Set ceiling, visibility, crosswind, gust spread, density altitude, fuel reserve, night and IMC limits once. Every plan is checked against them.

Runway margin from your POH

Takeoff and landing distance read from your own POH tables for the current METAR, compared with the runway and your safety factor.

Weather in plain language

Decoded METAR and TAF cards with flight category, and observations older than you would want called out.

NOTAMs and TFRs, summarised

The closures and obstacles that matter, with the full list one tap away.

Answers with sources

POH answers cite the page and open the PDF there. Briefing answers show which sources were checked.

Voice or text

Dictate a question in the cockpit or type one on the ground.

Ascent Copilot briefing two airports with decoded METAR cards, a stale observation flag and a NOTAM summary

What it does not do

Know the limits before you rely on it.

Copilot is beta and advisory. The decision belongs to the pilot in command.
It answers when asked. It does not watch the flight and does not raise warnings. Airspace alerts are a separate, on-device feature.
Its runway numbers are only as good as the POH you upload and the weather it can read. When data is missing it says unable to check rather than guessing.

Questions

Is Ascent Copilot available now?: Not in the App Store build yet. Copilot reaches every Pro account with Ascent 1.9.6, labelled beta; the App Store build today is 1.8.
Does Copilot warn me in flight?: No. Copilot answers questions you ask. Proactive airspace alerts are a separate, deterministic feature that runs on the device.
What does the go/no-go check look at?: Ceiling, visibility, crosswind, gust spread, density altitude, fuel reserve, night, IMC and runway margin against your own POH performance numbers, compared with the personal minimums you set.

Other features

Fly it first.

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